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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15320, 16 September 1920, Page 4

The .Arahura will not make her intermediate trip to Napier tin's week, owing to the feather conditions putting her oiit of her usual "running. She leaves Gisborne to-night, and returns from Napier on Saturday morning, proceeding to Auckland that evening. ; The work of demolishing the old Masonic hotel building is proceeding iv an expeditious manner, and it is hoped to have the site cleared by to-morrow afternopn. While the work was m progress this morning, another* relic was discovered m the form of one of the piles of the* original building. Tlie pilo represents a considerable age. Though (he weather to-day was fine overhead, with bright sunshine and a light southerly breezes, a heavy ocean swell was? running into the roadstead, causing- a complete suspension of shipping operations. The s.s. Arahura, which arrived fr«in North this morning, was unable to be tendered, and for the comfort of her passengers spent the day m tho sheltered waters under Youiig Nick's Head, where a collier also Was sheltering. Tlie liner Westmeath, which went to sea, returned at noon, riding lazily on the heavy swell but was unable to continue tho shipment yof cargo/ and so again left - tho anchorage.. 'Jn Jthe forenoon tho waves were washing over the breakwater, and 911 the foiil ground of tlie Middle. Bink thero was a heavybreak. Later m the day there was some abatement of the swell, and it was hoped that the tendering of the Aralniva would be accomplished at 5 p.m.

'Applications are invited for the position of secretary to the Gisborne JKro [Board. [ Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Burnard are leaving Gisborne to-night on tlie com-' mencemenib of a short holiday trip to. Sydney. . .' Z Winners m connection with the recent competitions are requested to call for their prizes and certificates at the office of the secretary, Mr. F. R. Ball. The Mayor .(Mr G v Wildish) this morning appended his signature to the necessary papers 'authorising the granting" o£ 5_ per cent on debentures for the Peel street bridge, instead of the -rate of 5£ per cent formerly obtaining. . -, Tlie visiting Napier High School footr ball team return to Napier by the Arahura this evening.* It was ihtehded, . if the tender had been again postponed, $& play -a., return match with the Gisborne; High School. y. Tender*. -are invited by the Public: Works Department for two contracts m connection with the initial work on the Waikaremoana hydrp-ele(itric _- scheiney The work comprises 41 chains of acciß-3 ? ' road to the intake, and 74 chains of &c* -y cess road to the power house site. ■y The date of the Orpheus Society's aiext concert -has been, fixed . for about the ' third week m October, and members are now rehearsing the new music. The pro-... gramme will be "varied "By the addition of an instrumental quartette, and seyeral other attractive solo items, : by, outside and local soloists. . •" The supplementary electoral roll, m connection with the pending. Bay of Plenty election closes to-night at 6 o'clock, so Ji 1 .Was -stated.. to-day by Mr. Merry ,V the returning officer at-, 'Opotiki.A number of claims for enrolment which •had Been recdved.^call^- w'orfe transmit*- . ted to- Opotiki by telephone. Mil ' H. Miller, of the staff of __ the Bank' of New Zealand, has received notice of his transfer to the Motu' branch of the bank. -,.. While m Gisborne MrMilier took a prominent part ip athletic circles, and' was" an active menJJbei' of. the Gisborne Rowing, dub, and" 'his many friends wiil wish him success 1 ;, m his future career.' v . y ; ■Tlie Auckland City Council called oni the Nek Zealand Rugby Leagrie todonate 'JE525 to charity* on accounts- of . having made ah overcharge for certain.'.-' seats m tho Domain when the test matdft';. England v. New Zealand was playect" '* The council of the league decided tot give £15 to the* St. John Ambhlance. : _t_V sociation aiid £10 to the Sister Esther'sfund. .;''■'. '..';"■' In compliance with the prayer of.?* petition signed by a representative ntuh*-' ■ ber of business men and residents, the Mayor has called a meeting of those flijp; terested m railway matters for .3. pini~' : » to-morrow-; m the Borough Council Chaixt- ' bers to: consider the subject of fth'e'. • resolutioh respecting the proposed /<le : ■■ yiation of the railway lino. As thers »-. is wide interest m this matter a large . i attendance is anticipated. ' "~"Z r xX.. _ The trip of New Zealand bowlers ; .tx> _ England is getting past the proposal j stage. 'It .is .practically sure to.be ar£y ranged. The party will leave m Marclt, and berths are engaged for 40, consisting J of 2# men and 16 ladies, the latter form^ V ing a croquet team. It is settled t£v*t *■ Mr Matthew Barnett, an ex-presidenfe; "' will be one of the party. According; to *.; the scheme as laid, down, ea»h of the 40 " will, pay m before starting a sum calcu- • lated to cover the expenses of the trip,'.' • and as this is provisionally set down at 1 £400 per head, itf will be seen that the ■ enterprise is froni the money point qf ■ view somewhat, extbiieive. , Some comment has been caused ..by local shopkeepers at the action ■« of .the J Borough Council m supporting the resolution put forward by the Palmerstoif " North Borough Council, *»urging ythe adoption by the Government of a geiS-J*-eral Saturday half-holiday. Otae retailer informed. a reporter to-day that a major- * [, ity of the local retailers were riot 'iii '•; favor of the general Siaturday-' half-holi-** , day movement, and preferred conditions , ' ;i» that respect to remain as they ,Wier<j» A telegram: was :_ent to Mr.yW^: D. Lys- --■ [ liar, M.P./ to asceii^in irit was triie that the Government was dealing with the matter by legislation, and the fol- _ lowing reply was received this morning . _ "Have been assured by the Prime Mitty ister to-day that the Government hsSy no intention of bringing any legislation \ down ...regarding' tlie half-holida/.- qtfes- ' [ tion." "''•■ ; ■'-;; -. XXX:- "x r : : At the Magistrate's Ctoui%: this'mor^- [ ing, before Messrs. V. I^yke and R. Mql, Ara, J's.P., judgment' by default w.as i. given m. the . folFowiHg undefended civil ' cases : James Percy Gordon (Mr. Bui'-. ; hard) v. Sarah 'Harritoif,-.£5 vSnd' [ costs 25s 6d; G R. Skeet and Co. (Mr.. >• Willockj y. Edward Pardee, £5 17s 2<£ • and costs £i lis 6d; . Winiata Waif^na L (Mr. H. Hei) proceeded against 'Wlifemu • Kouha, for £10 damages for ..alleged; > trespass, m respect to the seizure' and • i removal of a bay draught i^ar&yiaHejj^ l to have been used for the purpose/of carting -irewood. The plaintiff was about' . tp give evidence, "when Mr. . Burnard i stated that defendant was : j*6par_d to •■ admit having used the horse, with,' hbvfc ever, the permission of a close relative: of plaintiffs';. Mr. : Hei clarfmbd th&fc this defence was a surprise to him, and [ applied for an adjournment- m order'ii&- --; obtain additional evidence. Mr. But 1 * ' nard declared that no, surprise had been . effected, and opposed the adjournm^. Mr Hei's application was granted; - y ( . It is exceodingly gratifying * to ISaifn that good progress is being made witfi '• the commencement of the * metalling of the new Gisborne-Tolaga. road, starting from the Gisborne end, and it is to' be hoped that with financial assistance frbnV \ the Government, a substantial section "ot the new inland road; will receive attetf* i tion this season. Boulders aire • beih» • collected you the Makarori beach,, and ■ metalling is m progress from the Makar ron hiU northwards. It is intended, 1» ■ douht. to extond tho metalling, along the newly-formed section : past the Maktu • ron homestead, a portion that *. has proved tery muddy m wet "weather. The ' suggestion has been made, ' hdtovtjft that some attention should he^ given tb ' J"? ffttepouri hill. The metalling on this hill, it is _tated, has practically worn off, and the hill, always more'br less a dangerous one, is now getting x into a bad condition, on a • shady portion near .tlie top, >here there is about a foot of: mud. >If the Tirta-^ poun hiU was attended to, cars cohfc. .•i.hvays traverse th© Makarori beach on tides pending the metalling of the Makarori beach section. This, we iarb _4-v sured would enable a car service: -to' be * maintained -to Tatapouri, oi- even to Whangara.thu3. saying the coach journey over tins section to and from town. '